Dr. Nance is a peer reviewer for the United States Department of Justice. Dr. Nance participates in reviewing proposals for the Office of Juvenile Justice Strategic Enhancement to Mentoring Programs. Dr. Nance engages in dialogue and collaboration with the Second Chance Act and the 7th Congressional District community organizers.

The Second Chance Act of 2007 ("The Act") is a modest, commonsense response to the increasing number of people who return to their communities from prison and jail. There are currently 2.2 million people serving time in our federal and state prisons, and millions of people cycling through local jails every year. "The Act" will help ensure the transition people make from prison or jail to the community is safe and successful.

Dr. Nance auhored a proposal for the Second Chance Act's FY 2010 Mentoring and Transitional Services solicitation. The proposal was granted for a 2-year period. Dr. Nance is the Program Coordinator. He manages the pre- and post-release mentoring and transitional services by recruiting, screening, monitoring, and supporting all mentors; ensuring compliance with Department of Justice program requirements, and serving as the central point of contact for all project activities.

Dr. Nance co-authored another Second Chance Act proposal for FY 2018-2021 Trauma-Informed Services and Mentoring. This proposal is granted for a 3-year period. Dr. Nance is the Program Director.

C.L.I.C.K. is "The Second Chance Act of 2007."

In July of 1992, Dr. Nance received a 6 and 7-year sentence for drug related offenses, which ran concurrently. He had to complete 3 ½ years, which is a 42-month experience in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Dr. Nance's conviction was given to him by convicted felon, ex-Judge Paul Foxgrover. Judge Foxgrover was given a 6-year sentence for theft of monies from individuals coming before him in his courtroom. Ex-Judge Foxgrover served his sentence along with Dr. Nance. Dr. Nance continued fighting his conviction from prison. Dr. Nance was denied access to the court by Illinois Department of Corrections employee J.D. Vieregge while in Vandalia Correctional Center. Dr. Nance filed a civil complaint with the U.S. 7th Circuit Court. On appeal with the 7th Circuit Court, the court stated "...Nance has two options, which are not mutually exclusive: to seek damages in state court for the value of the photocopies as ordinary personal property, and to initiate a collateral attack or request for pardon concerning the judgment that rests on his guilty plea...." Dr. Nance requested clemency (pardon) from the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, in October of 2006. On July 29, 2011 Governor Quinn denied Dr. Nance's petition for clemency.

At the age of 42, Dr. Nance did not have a G.E.D when he entered Chicago’s Cook County jail on January 16, 1992 for non-violent, drug related conviction(s). He received his G.E.D. before he was transferred to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) in April of 1992. ﻿Upon entering IDOC, Dr. Nance continued his “higher learning” aspiration in Vandalia Correctional Center taking courses at Kaskaskia College. He was transferred to Centralia Correctional Center where he continued his higher learning experiences at Lake Land College. While at Centralia, he began attending Roosevelt University, seeking a Bachelor degree. He was transferred to Graham Correctional Center where he continued his educational experience with Roosevelt University. He was released from IDOC on December 20, 1994, which was a 35-month experience.

Dr. Nance continued his higher learning experience at Roosevelt University Chicago’s Downtown Campus. He received his Bachelor degree in General Studies focusing on Social Science in May of 1997. He enrolled in Roosevelt University’s Master degree program in May of 1997. While awaiting approval, he attended Roosevelt University’s Paralegal program during their summer session. In this summer session he received “honorable” mention in his litigation class.

In August of 1997 Dr. Nance was approved to attend the Master degree program at Roosevelt University. He had to make a decision, whether to continue pursuing a degree in Jurisprudence or to pursue a Master degree in Community Counseling. He chose the Master degree because he did not want to compromise his newly acquired ethical standings with some law firm who did not care about people but rather, cared about how much money they could make.

In August of 1997 Dr. Nance entered his Master Degree program in Mental Health with a focus on Community Counseling. He received his Master degree in Community Counseling from Roosevelt University in September of 1999. Dr. Nance began studying at Walden University for his Ph.D. in December of 1999. The discipline he chose to acquire his Ph.D. in is Human Services, with a focus on Social Policy Analysis and Planning. He chose this field of study because he wanted to lobby for justice and equality for the underserved, the disenfranchised, and the disadvantaged individual. Dr. Nance received his Ph.D. in Human Services with a focus on Social Policy Analysis and Planning in August of 2009.

While incarcerated at Centralia, Dr. Nance's higher learning experience was interrupted "mentally" for him when he learned his wife of 16 years was murdered in Chicago on July 5, 1993. Dr. Nance's wife was shot in the head.﻿ Dr. Nance also learned that his 9-year-old daughter, Randi, found her mother's body lying in the alley behind their apartment. Dr. Nance became a single parent when he exited IDOC in December of 1994. Dr. Nance's daughter is currently seeking a Master Degree in Criminal Justice at Chicago State University. Randi will complete this degree in 2013. Dr. Nance's daughter is breaking the cycle of criminal thinking and behaving in her family, administering justice for our society. C.L.I.C.K.'s President & CEO, Dr. Fred Nance Jr., is "The Second Chance Act of 2007."

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I discovered a Christian writing in Chicago’s Cook County Jail, while awaiting sentencing to go to prison. It was written by an African who was martyred for his Christian faith in God. This writing has inspired me toward my “new” goals of abstinence forever and justice and equality for all people. Surprisingly, it took away all my fears of “really” living life to the fullest.

The African’s writing read:

I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I will not look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My face is set. My gait is fast. My goal is heaven. My road is narrow. My way is rough. My companions are few. My guide is reliable. My mission is clear. I will not give up, shut up, or let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, and prayed up, for the cause of Jesus Christ.

I must go until He comes, give until I drop, preach until everyone knows, work until He stops me and when He comes for His own, He will have no trouble recognizing me because my banner will have been clear.

With this kind of resolve we will, with God’s help, have the strength to survive against our cultural stream, or perhaps even reverse it. Of course, we are a minority, but armed with the promises of God we can have a spiritual impact that is greater than our numbers might suggest. It may come down to a simple question: Are we willing to pay the price?

I chose to pay the price. This is my rehabiliation.

From early childhood to the age of 42, I was socially challenged with my distorted thinking. It appears once incarcerated I regained the sanity I lost. I have been going to school for the past 16 years. My highest academic achievement is being at the end of my PhD program. My highest achievement of employment was with the Gateway Foundation (Gateway) and then with WestCare Foundation, Inc. working in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

This academic achievement allowed me to understand society and its social norms. Society is a complex system of integrated liberal and conservative values. The pluralism tears at the very fabric of our nation. I thought my highest achievement in employment with Gateway, then WestCare at Sheridan Correctional Center presented an avenue toward clemency for my convictions and past criminal thinking and behaving. In addition, as a clinical therapist I thought I could assist others in adjusting to a value system of our ancestors, possibly aiding in the reduction of recidivism.

I have had many hurdles, obstacles and issues to overcome. Many of which were self-inflicted. My social, physical and emotional rehabilitation did not come from my family’s belief system. I had to re-create new ideologies. Ideologies based on new values, morals and ethics. With the help of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I created ideologies to overcome the deficits of my past. I rehabilitated myself, through Christ, making use of the resources and tools available to all living in the United States of America; even though I had to fight our “powers that be” to get them.

It is my hope the reader of this bio realizes academic, social and emotional achievements far outweigh the gloom and obscurity of a life of torment and destruction due to the choices of a disenfranchised and disadvantaged individual. There may never be justice or equality for all us, but we do not have to let it tear at the fabric of our existence.

On July 5, 1993, my wife of 16 years Judy Nance was murdered on the Southside of Chicago while I was incarcerated. The details of her murder and a picture of her body was displayed in the major Chicago newspapers for that 4th of July weekend.

My 9-year-old daughter, Randi, and her friends found the body. Randi’s friends told her to go wake up her mother who was lying in the alley behind their house. When I was released from IDOC, I became a single parent. I did not resist this assignment. I instilled in Randi everything I had learned from my experiences in life.

In May of 2008, Randi received her Bachelor degree in the Administration of Justice (Criminal Justice). Randi presently works for the Human Resource Development Institute, Inc. (HRDI) in their mental health and disability program.

This is an account of my journey and transformation through life achieving success in some areas and defeat in others. This is a short biography of my personal history leading to incarceration in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), which fostered regeneration in academic achievements and the development of C.L.I.C.K. Services, NFP, a non-profit organization within the meaning of 501c3, addressing social injustices and inequalities for the disenfranchised and disadvantaged.

Congressman Danny Davis’ “Second Chance Act of 2007” gives me the possibility to achieve my dreams and aspirations for others to “know” they can have a “Second Chance” at life.